Isaac J. Wistar

Isaac Jones Wistar (14 November 1827-18 September 1905) was a Brigadier-General in the US Army during the American Civil War.

Biography
Isaac Jones Wistar was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1827, and he became a lawyer there before moving to California during the Gold Rush. He served in the US Army during the American Civil War, and he was wounded while commanding a regiment at the Battle of Ball's Bluff. He became a colonel on 11 November 1861, and he was once more wounded at the Battle of Antietam in 1862. On 16 May 1863, he took command of a brigade, and he performed poorly during the Bermuda Hundred Campaign. On 15 September 1864, he resigned his command, and he resumed his law practice in Philadelphia. He died in Claymont, Delaware in 1905 at the age of 77.